THIS MAY BE THE NEW NORM: Via The Hill's Niall Stanage, "Democrats are sinking their teeth into the Trump administration, using their control of the House to barrage the White House with inquiries into the president and his associates." How this may play out:http://bit.ly/2Eyw5cG

During an interview on Fox News, former White House press secretary Sean Spicer said he will cooperate with House Democrats' investigation. http://bit.ly/2TxXRiR

It's Mardi Gras -- get out your beads and king cake! I'm Cate Martel with a quick recap of the morning and what's coming up. Send comments, story ideas and events for our radar to cmartel@thehill.com -- and follow along on Twitter @CateMartel and Facebook.

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LATEST WITH THE BORDER EMERGENCY FIGHT

When the family drama is completely public:

Via The Hill's Jordain Carney, "Congress is on a collision course with President Trump over his national emergency declaration, setting the stage for the first veto of his administration. A showdown appears all but inevitable with momentum building behind a resolution of disapproval, which clinched the votes needed to pass over the weekend and could pick up several additional Republican supporters ahead of a vote expected to take place in a matter of days." http://bit.ly/2EE2heH

What Omar said last week to reignite the firestorm: "Omar said at a Washington bookstore that she worries that everything she says about Israel would be construed as anti-Semitic. She used language that, to many ears, evoked a longtime trope about American Jews having divided loyalties. Israel's supporters, she suggested, are pushing members of Congress to pledge 'allegiance to a foreign country.'" http://bit.ly/2H2GJMy

REACTION FROM TRUMP: The president tweeted, "Representative Ilhan Omar is again under fire for her terrible comments concerning Israel. Jewish groups have just sent a petition to Speaker Pelosi asking her to remove Omar from Foreign Relations Committee. A dark day for Israel!" http://bit.ly/2UnyAF8

Via The Hill's Juliegrace Brufke and Mike Lillis, "House GOP leaders are looking to capitalize on tensions between centrist and liberal Democrats following a pair of high-profile procedural victories on the chamber floor that have highlighted divisions in the Democratic Party." How so:http://bit.ly/2Um9G8U

*head pops up* -- Did someone say Chick-fil-A?:

President Trump once again served fast food in the White House dining room, this time to the champion North Dakota State Bison football team. The spread: McDonald's and Chick-fil-A. https://cnn.it/2EC20sz

Trump joked with the team: "We could've had chefs, we could have, but we had fast food -- because I know you people."

In a recent interview, former Trump lawyer Ty Cobb called special counsel Robert Mueller an "American hero." http://bit.ly/2IR73L6

Cobb said on the ABC News podcast "The Investigation": "I think Bob Mueller's an American hero. ... Even though he came from an arguably privileged background, he has a backbone of steel. ... He walked into a firefight in Vietnam to pull out one of his injured colleagues and was appropriately honored for that. ... I've known him for 30 years as a prosecutor and a friend. And I think the world of Bob Mueller. He is a very deliberate guy. But he's also a class act and a very justice-oriented person."

Keep in mind: Cobb represented the White House in the Mueller probe.

Leaving Capitol Hill:

Don Stewart, a top communications adviser to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), is leaving his post after more than two decades working on Capitol Hill.

From McConnell's former chief of staff Josh Holmes: "I'm thrilled for my friend @StewSays who is leaving the Hill after a legendary career. Anybody who put pen to paper about the senate for the past two decades had to know Stew. I'm forever grateful for the opportunity he gave me and so many others to learn from him." http://bit.ly/2HfwqUw

The House and Senate are in. President Trump is in Washington, D.C. Vice President Pence is in Phoenix for the day.

1:10 p.m. EST: Vice President Pence lands in Phoenix, Ariz.

1:45 p.m. EST: Vice President Pence speaks at the National Association of Manufacturers' spring 2019 board of directors meeting.

2:45 p.m. EST: Vice President Pence meets with Small Business Administrator Linda McMahon and the National Association of Manufacturers Executive Council.

4 p.m. EST: The Senate votes on a nomination.

4:15 p.m. EST: Vice President Pence tours a drug enforcement agency in Phoenix. He then heads back to Washington, D.C.

6:30 p.m. EST: First and last votes in the House.

9:25 p.m. EST: Vice President Pence gets back to Washington, D.C.

March 6: The Hill is hosting an event, "Overcoming Obstacles: Patient Access to Innovation." Featured speakers: FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb and Matt Salo, executive director of the National Association of Medicaid Directors. Moderated by: The Hill's Bob Cusack. Details and how to RSVP: http://bit.ly/2tNeVDf

Actor Colin Hanks posted a sweet story about the time he met actor Luke Perry on a flight from Mexico. http://bit.ly/2XFifOk

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